New sexist crime in Spain. A 43-year-old woman died in a Valencia hospital three days after allegedly being brutally beaten by her partner in Catarroja, official sources close to the investigation confirmed. … carried out by the Civil Guard.
According to the same information, the attack took place in the early hours of Friday December 5 to Saturday December 6 in the house shared by the victim and her alleged attacker in the Valencian municipality of Catarroja.
The woman, of Spanish nationality, was brutally beaten and taken to La Fe University Hospital in Valencia, where she remained. three days in a coma until he finally died from severe brain damage.
His romantic partner, 49, was arrested by agents of the Alfafar Judicial Police after the attack and was handed over this Tuesday to the judicial authority, who left him in police custody. freedom with the precautionary measure of removal.
At that time, the woman had not yet died, insist sources close to the investigation. However, the Civil Guard maintains an open investigation into the attack. In fact, the person arrested has a criminal record and had already been arrested several times for attacking other couples.
Initially, the alleged attacker reported that the injuries suffered by his partner corresponded to an accidental fall inside the home, a fact that doctors quickly ruled out as incompatible with such a version. In addition, testimonies from neighbors reporting a strong argument fueled the hypothesis of the attack.